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Article snippet: The road to the Speakership grew a bit steeper for Rep. MORE (D-Calif.) on Wednesday when another Democrat announced his opposition to the longtime party leader. Rep. MORE (D), an 11-term Wisconsin lawmaker, noted that he voted against Pelosi’s leadership bid on the floor two years ago, and he’s planning to do the same in January. “I’ve been consistent in saying we’re in desperate need of new leadership on both sides, as we move forward in the new Congress,” Kind told The Hill. A senior Democratic aide fired back, noting that Kind has supported Pelosi’s top lieutenants — Reps. MORE (D-Md.) and James Clyburn (D-S.C.) — who have also been at the top of the party for more than a decade. “This reasoning falls quite flat given Rep. Kind’s vote for Hoyer and Clyburn today,” the aide said, referring to Wednesday’s leadership votes on Capitol Hill. “Kind is even on Hoyer’s letter so he’s very comfortable with an older man staying put.” For Kind, the move is not entirely unexpected. A former chairman of the New Democrat Coalition, Kind had backed Rep. MORE’s (D-Ohio) unsuccessful challenge of Pelosi in 2016. And he was one of just four Democrats to oppose Pelosi in the Speaker vote on the House floor in January of 2017. Still, Kind has floated largely under the radar this year as the fight over Pelosi’s future has heated up and divided the party into dueling factions. Kind did not endorse a letter, organized by a small but determined group of insurgents, seeking to block ... Link to the full article to read more